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Call for Entries for Kidz Filmz Film Festival at Algonquin Arts in Partnership with GSFF
Kidz Filmz Call for Video Submissions
Open to the Public
Deadline Date to Submit Films:
October 15, 2011
Event Location: Algonquin Arts Theatre
Manasquan, NJ
Kidz Filmz is a new film festival that is a joint venture between Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan, NJ and the Garden State Film Festival. This program�s mission is to provide educational enhancement as well as an outlet for creativity and enrichment through the presentation of films that are the very finest in entertainment for children as well as by children. The films will be presented at Algonquin Arts Theatre in a festival-type event on January 27-29th 2012. Activities will also include a hands-on children's workshop.
The call for entries is open now until October 15, 2011. To submit or for more information please go to http://gsff.org/kidzfilmz.php, or contact Diane Raver at 732-528-9293 or email [email protected] . Filmmakers of all ages are encouraged to submit. Categories include: Animation (short and feature length), Documentaries (short and feature length), Narratives (short and feature length), and music videos.
When audiences attend the festival, they can expect films from local filmmakers and those from around the globe. This event serves to use the cinematic arts as a means of sharing information, broadening horizons, spotlighting creativity, and bringing cultural understanding in a festive environment.
Algonquin Arts Theatre was founded in 1992 as a nonprofit organization to provide cultural enrichment and educational enhancement of the highest quality for the residents of New Jersey�s central region. Algonquin Arts Theatre is handicap accessible. Programming of Algonquin Arts Theatre is made possible as a result of the continued philanthropic support of private citizens and organizations such as New Jersey State Council on the Arts, OceanFirst Foundation, PNC, Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, Target, The Community Foundation of Monmouth County, The Paul F. Zito, MD Foundation, Manasquan Savings Bank, Woman�s Club of Brielle, Janice Blanton, Jules Plangere III, as well as many generous individuals and local businesses.